INSIGHTS
JPTearsheet
The JPTearsheet is a monthly e-newsletter. It’s informative. It’s short. It’s entertaining. It’s fun. The Tearsheet offers insights and commentary on the latest in marketing communications and business. It also brings you a view of the world not likely to be found anywhere else. Read the current Tearsheet here.
JPTearsheet
Question of the Month
QUESTION:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created in 1896 by Charles Dow and originally consisted of 12 companies. Can you name even half of them? Give yourself extra credit if you know the only company of the original 12 that is on the index today.
ANSWER:
The original 12 companies on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were:
American Cotton Oil
American Sugar
American Tobacco
Chicago Gas
Distilling & Cattle Feeding
General Electric – which is on the DJIA in 2019
Laclede Gas
National Lead
North American
Tennessee Coal and Iron
U.S. Leather
U.S. Rubber
Source: investopedia.com
The JPT GroupSpeak is our blog. We look at the world of business and the media in general and how marketing communications can support and enhance your overall business. We want to inform of course but, more than that, we hope to challenge and engage you, and force you to think about your business and how you can make it better.
JPT GroupSpeak: A Tutorial on Tutorials
Herbert Hoover